曠世

See also: 旷世

Chinese

		waste; wilderness	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (曠世)		曠	世
simp. (旷世)		旷	世

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kwong³ sai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàngshìh
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuang⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: kwàng-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuanqshyh
  - Palladius: куанши (kuanši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kwong³ sai³
  - Yale: kwong sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kwong³ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: kuong³ sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɔːŋ³³ sɐi̯³³/

Adjective

曠世

(literary) without peer in one's generation; outstanding
(literary) long lasting

Synonyms

(without peer in one's generation): (literary) 絕代／绝代 (juédài), (literary) 絕世／绝世 (juéshì)
(long lasting):

久遠／久远 (jiǔyuǎn)
久長／久长 (jiǔcháng) (literary or Hakka, Min)
延延 (yányán) (literary)
延長／延长 (yáncháng) (literary)
彌遠／弥远 (míyuǎn) (literary)
恆久／恒久 (héngjiǔ)
悠久 (yōujiǔ)
悠長／悠长 (yōucháng)
永久 (yǒngjiǔ)
永恆／永恒 (yǒnghéng)
漫長／漫长 (màncháng)
終古／终古 (zhōnggǔ) (literary)
迢迢 (tiáotiáo) (literary)
長久／长久 (chángjiǔ)
長遠／长远 (chángyuǎn)

Derived terms

曠世逸才／旷世逸才 (kuàngshìyìcái)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曠	世
こう Hyōgaiji	せい Grade: 3
kan’on

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

曠(こう)世(せい) • (kōsei)

(something) unparalleled, without equal, peerless
曠(こう)世(せい)の偉(い)業(ぎょう)である。
Kōsei no igyō de aru.
It is an unparalleled achievement.

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